1. 牛津译林版九年级(上)9A
Unit 4

2. Grammar (1)

3. Language functions and focus
Use ‘between… and…’ to express a period of time
Use ‘from… to…’ to express a period of time
Use ‘before’, ‘after’ and ‘until’ to talk about when things happen

4. Key words
right
before
after
until

5. Useful expressions between…and… from…to… Weather report prepare for…
take a shower

6. Key sentences After that, I need to go to bed.
I won’t watch Cartoon World until
I’ve finished my dinner.

7. Read TV schedule, then help Millie to finish the passage with from…to and between…and…

8. Saturday TV Schedule CCTV-9(English)
5.30 p.m.
DOCUMENTARY
7.30 p.m.
DIALOGUE
6.00 p.m.
BIZ CHINA
8.00 p.m.
ASIA TODAY
6.30 p.m.
AROUND CHINA
8.30 p.m.
CULTURE EXPRESS
7.00 p.m.
WORLD WIDE WATCH
9.00 p.m.
CHINA TODAY

9. 用适当的介词填空：
1. There is no secret ________ you and me.
2. People can make a call ________ countries in English.
3. The cat is ________ the door, so you can’t see it.
4. The children ask for candies ________ house ______ house at Halloween.
5. Don’t read _______ the sun. It’s bad for your eyes.
6. We have no lessons ________ 3:50 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. every day.
7. There is a lot of news _______ today’s newspaper.
8.Can you swim _______ the river?
between
between
behind to
from in
between in in

10. before after until at an earlier time than at a later time than
up to the time that

17. Fill in the blanks
Sam gets up at 7:30 a.m. ______ he goes to school he has breakfast. Lessons start at 8:00 a.m. He won’t have lunch _____12:00.
____ around 4:50 p.m. he goes home.
In the evening he watches TV for half an hour______he has supper. ______ that he does his homework. He won’t go to bed _____ 9:00.
Before
until
After
before
After
until

18. Practice Use before, after, until to talk about
your school life or family life.

19. from… to between…and before when if after until
Exercises:
from… to between…and before when if after until
until
1. I won’t go to bed _____ my mother comes back.
when
2. He could swim ______he was five years old.
between
and
3. You may come to my office ________ 9:00 a.m.
____ 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.
from to
4. We go to school _____ Monday ___ Saturday. if
5. Tom will go skating with us __ he has time.
before
6. The train had already left ______ we got to the station.

20. Translate the following sentences:
1. 我们一直走到河边为止。
We walked until we got to the river.
2. 吃饭前先洗手。
Wash your hands before you have meals.
3. 在他油漆了窗户之后，开始油漆门。
After he painted the windows, he painted the doors.
4. 他到十岁才会游泳。
He couldn’t swim until he was ten.
5. 他在过马路前向两边看了看。
He looked both ways before he crossed the road.